RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 60×40/4

RHS 60×40/4 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 60 mm, width 40 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 5.5 kg/m, cross-section area 7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 31 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 10.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz40604[mm]
60Height h · mm
40Width b · mm
6.95Area A · cm²
5.45Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h60.00 mm
Width b40.00 mm
Wall thickness t4.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro8.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri4.00 mm
Cross-section area A6.950 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³5.45kg/m
Section properties
I30.990 cm⁴16.280 cm⁴
Wel10.330 cm³8.140 cm³
Wpl13.160 cm³9.895 cm³
It36.670 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10219
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 3.6 kN·m
Shear/ 66.2 kN
Compression/ 11.9 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl3.6 kN·m / 2.7 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 417 mm²66.2 kN / 44.1 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd191.1 kN / 11.9 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z25.7 kN / 13.5 kN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.06

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.